Category Archives: ((WHBYAM) 1150 WHBY) Local News
Oshkosh might move on from ‘Wisconsin’s Event City’
Oshkosh may no longer be known as “Wisconsin’s Event City.” Assistant City Manager John Fitzpatrick says they’re working with the Convention and Visitors Bureau on “re-br...
Aug 12, 2020
Poll: Most support state mask requirement
A poll shows 69 percent in Wisconsin think people should have to wear masks in public places. Marquette University Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin says political parties are divided on the r...
Aug 12, 2020
Rai: Common COVID-19 tests have very small error rate
There are reports of some people testing positive for COVID-19 once, and then negative several times in the following days. Prevea Health President Dr. Ashok Rai tells Action 2 News the most common ty...
Aug 12, 2020
Lower Menominee River removed from EPA list
The Environmental Protection Agency is removing the lower Menominee River from its “area of concern” list. Administrator Andrew Wheeler says remediation efforts on the former Ansul Fire Pr...
Aug 12, 2020
King to face Grothman in 6th District
An Oshkosh Democrat is moving onto the November election in the sixth congressional district. Jessica King finished first in a three-person primary. She’ll take on Republican Congressman Glenn G...
Aug 11, 2020
Cabral-Guevara among Assembly winners
A Fox Crossing Republican will be on the November ballot in the 55th Assembly District. Rachael Cabral-Guevara picked up 58 percent of the vote to handily win a three-candidate primary over Lauri Asbu...
Aug 11, 2020
Senator’s nephew wins primary
A De Pere city council member will be on the ballot in November for his uncle’s state Senate seat. Democrat Jonathan Hansen won the 30th District primary over Sandra Ewald, 62 percent to 38 perc...
Aug 11, 2020
Local primary election results
Congress District 6 Democratic Jessica King 75% ** Michael Beardsley 16% Matthew Boor 9% (King faces Republican Congressman Glenn Grothman of Glenbulah) State Senate District 14 Republican Joan Ballwe...
Aug 11, 2020
No Badgers football in fall is another hit for bars
The loss of Wisconsin Badgers football this fall is another blow to bars that typically have big crowds for the Saturday games. Oshkosh-Winnebago County Tavern League President Pat Purtell says it wil...
Aug 11, 2020
July was tough for the Port of G.B.
The Port of Green Bay had a down month in July. There was a 37 percent drop in tonnage that moved through the port, compared to the same month last year. Shipments of petroleum products and salt were ...
Aug 11, 2020
